From Shakespeare to Obama [electronic resource] : A Study in Language, Slavery and Place /
Hart, J.author.
From Shakespeare to Obama discusses language, slavery, and place from the Portuguese enslavement of African people, through slavery in Shakespeare's plays, to President Obama's 2012 speech on "modern slavery." Balancing close reading with context, this expansive book offers new insight into questions of otherness, rhetoric, and stereotyping.
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Representing Slaves; 3 Shakespeare's Sonnets; 4 Dramatic Time in Shakespeare's History; 5 Walter Ralegh, England, America and the World; 6 Vision; 7 Theory; 8 Eco, Story and History; 9 Vassanji, Africa and America; 10 Obama, America and Africa; 11 Obama and Slavery; 12 Conclusion; Notes; Index
Includes index.
From Shakespeare to Obama discusses language, slavery, and place from the Portuguese enslavement of African people, through slavery in Shakespeare's plays, to President Obama's 2012 speech on "modern slavery." Balancing close reading with context, this expansive book offers new insight into questions of otherness, rhetoric, and stereotyping.
Poetry.
Fiction.
British literature.
America—Literatures.
Poetry and Poetics.
Fiction.
British and Irish Literature.
North American Literature.